Vial for soluble tablets



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J. N. MOEHN.

VIAL FOR SOLUBLE TABLBTS.

Patented Sept. 8, 1896.

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UNITED STATESy PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN N. MOEHN, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

VIAL FOR SOLUBLE TABLETS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 567,488, datedSeptember 8, 1896.

Application led December 31, 1896. Serial No. 573,876. (No model.)

.To @ZZ whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JOHN N. MoEHN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, in `the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vialsfor Soluble Tablets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame. Y

My invention relates to improvements in devices for protection oftablets in vials, and the object of my invention is the provision of adevice which will hold the tablets in an immovable position and thusprevent the breakage and also the grinding of soluble tablets intopowder, as is the case now when a vial becomes half-empty, and which isspecially adapted to be used to keep and preserve the soluble hypodermictablets, which when broken are not very easily to judge the dose to betaken.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a spiral spring,which is secured to the cork and is adapted to press downward on thetablets, which are in an ordinary vial, and keep them in an immovableposition to insure against their being broken, and which is simple,durable, and inexpensive, as well as practical.

To attain the desired objects, my invention consists in a device for theprotection of tablets in vials, embodying novel features of conasectional viewr of a vial to more clearly show the details ofconstruction and connection of the spring.

In the drawings, A designates a vial, such as is used for. holdingtablets such as are known as soluble hypodermic tablets, and Bdesignates the cork of the bottle, which has secured to it by means of atack or plug C the spiral spring or holder D, which carries at its lowerend the soft material E, which presses on the tablets F, and holds themin an immovable position, and also forms a soft cushion so that thetablets cannot be crumbled, as is the trouble caused by the way thetablets are packed and handled now.

In Fig. l the spiral spring, which is made of any elastic material, hasits coils very close together, but as the tablets are used the spring islengthened by simply placing the coils near its lower end fartherl apartand thus adjusting it to suit the number in the vial. One of thesesprings can also be placed in the bottom of the vial. Wh en thus placed,they will force the tablets upward, so that the tablets can very easilybe removed without turning the vial upside down and shaking it, thusrendering the tablets much less liable to breakage, as is the way whenshaken out.

The combination with the vial for containing soluble tablets, of thecork fitting the mouth of the vial, the coiled spring having the softpad or cushion at its lower end bearing upon the tablets, and the tackor headed stud carried by the cork to receive the upper coil of thespring to connect the spring to

